Achieving Wellness Through Arthritis: How My Journey with Ankylosing Spondylitis Can Offer a Path to Wellness

After a year of escalating back pain I was suddenly hit with severe arthritis in my hands back knees and feet. Being in my mid-thirties I was used to running 10Ks and cycling to work. Now it took two hands wincing through pain to turn the key to the ignition in my car. I was limping around the house not wanting to go anywhere. After a diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis I was faced with a lifetime of illness and serious medications. However the onset of symptoms suggested some clear triggers to the disease. I put my engineering hat on started researching and testing diets activities and lifestyles. I tried everything to get rid of my arthritis. It took years but I eventually recovered and feel stronger than ever before. And while my arthritis is not cured and often lies just below the surface I find refuge in an assortment of techniques to manage it without medication. Greatest of all I can now share what I have learned.